Chanakya and the Art of Getting Rich

by Radhakrishnan Pillai

Chanakya's Arthashastra is an unrivalled political treatise that has been used by scholars, academics and leaders across the world. In Chanakya and the Art of Getting Rich, Radhakrishnan Pillai brings out the inherent lessons from Arthashastra to present a strategic and practical way of wealth creation. This is a holistic study, written for anyone and everyone.

158 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 29, 2018

Reviews

[JP]

The book doesn't carry any rich element of becoming rich.
Chanakya philosophy was good but outdated but his principles was repeated by so many writers... here nothing new.

[Vishnu Ajit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was really good. There are lots of views and methods the author tells us about which will help aspiring business people.
A few good stories too for explaining certain perspectives. Really enjoyed reading it.

I thought the book got over too fast. I wanna read more about this. And this concept called Aanvikshiki by Chanakya. It makes a lot of sense. I really want to learn more of that.

Google tells me there is this book by this same author about Aanvikshiki alone and I've added it to my wishlist. Once I'm done with the books I'm currently reading I surely am gonna read that book too.

This is definitely a text book quality book useful for future references too. Totally recommend.

[Jaspreet Bhatia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was expected alot from the book but overall it is okay. For someone who wants to work in corporate, this book isn’t meant for you. A very visionary idea of becoming rich with philosophies and great examples.

My advice for the book readers would be:

Sit with a notepad and write the points which you feel are relevant to you. This is make you think what exactly you need to do without going back to the book again.

[Geetendra K Gupta · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very powerful book on wealth

The book is an eye opener on the understanding of wealth.
I learnt about the qualities of a rich leader. I plan to one.

Very simple but powerful book

[PRADEEP SHARMA · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers the concept of aanvikshiki which is the second chapter of arthshastra by the chanakya, great principle and examples are enshrined in this book to understand the methods and the language of book is also easy to understood

[Thushar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chanakya seems to be just a placeholder for the author to put across his points to gain weight. I did find a few things interesting and useful. But overall I couldn't find much value in this compared to a "Rich dad poor dad" or a "Unbreakable".

[Karthik Pariki · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a fantastic book in terms of teaching the concept. It explains many aspects from creating the wealth, managing it and distributing the same. He covers all the topics in detail and gives a very good examples.

[Taloot S.]

This book from India's best business writer is utterly disappointing. He used Chanakya name to boost his sale. The content is low third class. The ideas below 5th grade. Its total hopeless. If India have him as best business writer then their future progress is in serious doubt.

[Chandra Das · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice read

Application of Chanakya neeti to be financially independent and rich.Connects wealth with spiritulity too.A really nice read indeed for the fans of Chanakya series by R.K.Pillai

[Srikanth P · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will teach us how to respect money. And not to spend too much and to plan our spends.

[Surya Konduru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful, importance of becoming rich and how to become rich...

[Varun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good to read.

[Srikar Sri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its good book to make ones mindset to become wealthy.

[PRANAV PRASAD · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yes there are good points in the book but mostly it's just collected information from different sources which are already known.

[Ajith Kudur · Rating 2 out of 5]

By reading ‘Chanakya and the art of getting rich’ I’m poorer by ₹299 and half a Sunday!

[Rohan Shevate · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book provides an overview of an ideal rich person. Apart from few anecdotal examples (6-8), the book hardly talks about Arthashastra or Chanakya. The content of the book is much different than the objective "Art of getting rich" mentioned in the title. It doesn't discuss a single mode or approach which can be implemented by a person trying to become rich. The book also discusses spiritual aspects of being rich wherein, of many different spiritual gurus, only Swami Chinmayananda is quoted multiple times. Overall length is quite short, one can finish reading it in couple of hours. Ignore it if you are looking for a practical and detailed approach in a book.

[Shankara Ramesh · Rating 2 out of 5]

More about ancient practices of how a kingdom should work and understanding about basic health. Not more details about practice and method